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The Road to Distance Learning May Be Closer
Than You Think…..
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The Road to Distance Learning May Be Closer
Than You Think…..
Polley Ann McClureVice President, Information TechnologiesProfessor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Cornell University
Traditional Culture
• Learning as a social good• Teaching, research, outreach• Social critique• Search for truth• Structure• A community• “At a slight angle to the universe”
(Bowen, 2001)
“Taking, as a starting point, 1530, when the Lutheran
Church was founded, some 66 institutions that
existed then still exist today in the Western World
in recognizable form; the Catholic Church, the
Lutheran Church, the parliaments of Iceland and
the Isle of Man, and 62 universities….They have
experienced wars, revolutions, depressions, and
industrial transformations, and have come out less
changed than almost any other segment of their
societies.” Clark Kerr (1980)
Reach More Students
• New groups of students• Convenience• Productivity enhancement• Capital vs. labor
Improved Learning
• Expectations of “n-gen”• Multi-media brains• Visualization• Learning styles• Active learning• Personalization
Two Cultures:Faculty and Technologists
(Brown & Jackson, 2001)
• Both: fascination with new ideas
• Technologists: Liberal presumption about change
• Faculty: Conservative presumption about change
Cornell University
• 13,500 undergraduates• 5,900 graduate and professional• 2,300 faculty• 9,000 staff• 192,000 living alumni
eCornell
• Founded September, 2000• Wholly owned by Cornell• Funded by Cornell at $36 million• Offices in Ithaca and NYC• 50 employees
eCornell
• Specialize in professional/ career education
• Focus on specialties where we have deep knowledge
• Work with Cornell’s top-rated schools
eCornellHospital for Special Surgery
Course DatePediatric Orthopaedics June 2001
Advanced Osteoporosis June 2001
Sports Medicine Nov 2001
Basic Osteoporosis Nov 2001
Athletic Knee Dec 2001
American College of Rheumatology Board Review
Feb 2002
eCornell
Industrial and Labor Relations SchoolCourse DateHR and the Law Nov 2001
Fundamentals of Employee Benefits Dec 2001
Building and Managing Employee Relations J an 2002
Performance Appraisal and Management Feb 2002
Salary Administration Mar 2002
Selection and Staffing Apr 2002
eCornellSchool of Hotel Administration
Course DateManagement of Hospitality Human Resources: Strategic Human Resources Management
Apr 2002
Management of Hospitality Human Resources: Leadership and Creativity
Apr 2002
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Hospitality Sales
May 2002
Hospitality Sales and Marketing: Marketing Management
May 2002
Hospitality Finance and Operations: Accounting and Financial Management
J une 2002
Hospitality Finance and Operations: Yield Management
J une 2002
Innovation in Teaching Grants
• 20 x $40,000 grants• Professional support team• Assessment• Seminars• “Narrow and deep”
Technology Assistants
• “Broad and shallow”• 20-30 undergraduates• 100 hrs training• Assigned to academic units• Supervised by Instructional
Technology staff
Faculty Speak…
This slide contained a video of faculty members sharing their experiences with distributed learning technologies. For more information, please contact Dr. McClure at <[email protected]>